2000
Relapse and cure rates of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy and 5 years of follow-up
Vassilikos E, Yu H, Trachtenberg J, Nam R, Narod S, Bromberg I, Diamandis E. Relapse and cure rates of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy and 5 years of follow-up. Clinical Biochemistry 2000, 33: 115-123. PMID: 10751589, DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(99)00099-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDisease-Free SurvivalFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRecurrenceRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsProstate cancer patientsRadical prostatectomySerum PSACancer patientsPSA assaysUltrasensitive prostate specific antigenPre-operative PSAGroup of patientsSerial serum samplesEarly therapeutic interventionSeminal vesicle invasionSurgical margin positivityProstate-specific antigenRegular PSAUltrasensitive PSAPSA increaseMargin positivityClinical stageGleason scorePrognostic indicatorCapsular invasionTissue involvementTumor volumePatientsFast relapse
1999
Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma
Diamandis E, Helle S, Yu H, Melegos D, Lundgren S, Lonning P. Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma. Cancer 1999, 85: 891-898. PMID: 10091767, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990215)85:4<891::aid-cncr17>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigenPlasma PSA levelsMetastatic breast carcinomaMegestrol acetatePSA levelsPSA increaseMA treatmentPrognostic valueBreast carcinomaSpecific antigenSecretion of PSAMegestrol acetate treatmentPlasma PSA concentrationProgestin megestrol acetateSensitive immunofluorometric procedureSerial plasma levelsSubset of patientsOverall patient survivalRisk of deathMA withdrawalAlternative regimensPSA changeBetter prognosisDistant metastasis